Sally Young PT, DPT

Sally is a research physical therapist who recently joined the Neuromuscular Division at Stanford in the fall of 2018 under the direction of Dr. John Day. A graduate of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Columbia University, Sally joined the multidisciplinary team at the SMA Clinical Research Center at Columbia University in 2008. She has over 10 years of research experience in single and multi-center clinical research studies in Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and other neuromuscular diseases including therapeutic and observational trials. Additionally, Sally has coordinated the wheelchair and durable medical equipment clinic for a pediatric neuromuscular clinic population as well as worked as a private home care pediatric physical therapist performing evaluations and daily treatment sessions for patients diagnosed with neuromuscular disease. Throughout her career, she has participated in regional, national, and international meetings of clinicians and physical therapists where she provides education, training, and advanced clinical care and clinical research, focusing on outcome measures, research related to motor function, and exercise.